Noble-Seymour-Crippen House | Chicago, Ill.

Tour 6 private homes, plus the Noble-Seymour-Crippen House,
decorated for the holidays. Allow 2-3 hours for the tour. Kids
under 12 not allowed; infants may be carried. Visit the website for
ticket information.

Lincoln Park Conservatory | Chicago, Ill.

FREE

Model trains will wind their way through a miniature village set
in a field of poinsettias. The village is made entirely of natural
materials and features a variety of Chicago-style homes and famous
buildings such as the neighborhood bungalow, Chicago Theatre and
Chicago Water Tower Place. Nov. 26-Jan. 8.

Chicago History Museum | Chicago, Ill.

Take a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the world of magic and
its historic roots in Chicago. Features a multimedia object theater
experience, artifact display and live performances. Discover the
tricks of the trade and witness Chicago's magical past reappear
before your very eyes.

Adler Planetarium | Chicago, Ill.

Visitors become space adventurers and set off on a journey to
discover the Universe in a way never done before. Travel a billion
light-years and back, fly through space, orbit the Moon, zoom into
a canyon on Mars, and soar through the cosmic web where a million
galaxies shower down. The experience was created utilizing real
telescopic data and the best scientific imagery.

Field Museum | Chicago, Ill.

Exhibit examines the ancestry and evolution of numerous
species, ranging from huge to tiny, from speedy to sloth-like, and
displays animals with oversized claws, fangs, snouts, and
horns.Highlights include taxidermy specimens,an entire skeleton of a giant hoofed plant-eater,a life-size model of the largest land mammal that ever
lived,one of the oldest fossilized bats ever found,
and an impressive diorama featuring the swamps and forests of an
island in the Arctic. Runs May 26, 2012-Jan. 6, 2013.

Museum of Science and Industry | Chicago, Ill.

Exhibit explores
Schulz'spersonal history and
his role as
the sole inspiration and
artistic talent behind
Peanuts and its
unique cast of
characters. Through original
cartoons,
reproductions
and related
Peanuts ephemera, guests see
how characters were developed
and evolved. Schulz's
Santa Rosa, Calif. studio,
recreated for
the first time,
allows for a
deeper look into
his work and life.
Kids and
families have a
chance to
exercise their
own Schultz-like creativity
with activities like making
a zoetrope.

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum | Chicago, Ill.

Exhibit challenges guests to communicate, move and live
like bugs at interactive stations. Live insects are featured
throughout the exhibition, plus larger-than-life robotic creatures
allow visitors to observe the often overlooked beauty and
complexity of the insect world.

National Hellenic Museum | Chicago , Ill.

Learn andconnect to the history of the
Marathonrace, inspired bythe Battle of
Marathon(490 BC),fromthe first Marathon race in the
1896Athens Olympics to today. Includes section
on The Chicago Marathon. Children are invited to participate in a
Race for Pheidippides scavenger hunt to redeem a prize. Exhibit
coloring pages also available.

Driehaus Museum | Chicago, Ill.

The mansion served as the Nickerson's winter residence
during the late 19
thcentury, and the family spent every holiday season
in Chicago lavishly entertaining acquaintances, friends, and family
from near and far. During this tour, participants are transported
back to the winter months of 1899, where they discover through a
servant's eyes how the Nickersons celebrated the holidays. As
applicants to a position in domestic service, participants learn
the best methods for preparing plum pudding, how to prevent the new
electrical lights on the Christmas tree from catching it on fire,
and more.

When: Tours begin every Friday and Saturday at 5:30 p.m. and Sundays at 10 a.m.Cost: $15, $8 kids 12 and under